Genesis 44, Job 10, Mark and Acts 14

Mark 14:9 - I have read this story a hundred times...but today I focused in on the ending. This verse says that woman's anointing of Jesus will be shared wherever the Gospel is told for all time. Pretty impressive! But I got to thinking...this story is not told very often when it comes to sharing the Gospel message. We usually boil the Gospel down to...we are sinful...we can't save ourselves...Jesus came to die for our sins...not we can connect with our Creator and become temples of the Holy Spirit of God (Or something similar). Sure, people read about this woman's sacrifice when they read their Bibles, but how often have you heard this woman's gift presented as a meaningful part of the Gospel story. Probably never! So how would you slip this woman's incredible love for Jesus into a sharing of the Gospel? I'm interested to know. I think you could point to her sacrifice...her willingness to give everything...her disregard for what other people thought...all of these things are a picture of her devotion to Jesus Christ. She was willing to lay everything aside to honor him with her whole life. Isn't that what accepting the Gospel of Jesus looks like? Doesn't that just paint the perfect picture of how we are supposed to respond to God's amazing and undeserved grace? So after you realize you are sinful, you need a savior, that savior is Jesus, and you finally understand how much God loves you...this is how you respond. You give it all. You offer Him everything. You don't care about what other people think...you don't care about what it costs...all you want to do is worship and serve such a great God and Savior.